Hi all, I'm a fifty-something woman who woke up one day to find that somehow I had gained almost 50 lbs since turning 40!! Not sure how that happened, but my metabolism seemed to die a sudden death. I've been dealiing with this for over 10 years now, and now it is time to finally get it done!!

Hi all, I'm a fifty-something woman who woke up one day to find that somehow I had gained almost 50 lbs since turning 40!! Not sure how that happened, but my metabolism seemed to die a sudden death. I've been dealiing with this for over 10 years now, and now it is time to finally get it done!!

My Goals:
I'd love to get back to the weight I was in my 30's. However, just losing 20 lbs would be absolutely awesome!!

My Program:
I'm following the Sparks diet, and I do weight training 6 days per week and cardio on as many days as I can fit it in. I find that breaking my weight training down to 6 days makes the daily goal smaller and easier to achieve. I work my legs and abs on day 1, arms and chest on day 2, and back, shoulders and abs on day 3. I take a break on day 4. Cardio is hard in the winter, but I just ordered a salsa dance dvd and hope that will motivate me to keep up with cardio.

Personal Information:
I am from NY but moved to the DC area 3 years ago. I am in love with the Chesapeak region.

Other Information:
I love boating and can go anywhere in the world from my dock on the Potomac. I also love gardening and reading, and hope to find time to start painting again after many years.